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    {
        "Id": "cf8f254d-7365-4fbc-b534-da9d2783f2bc",
        "CompanyId": "a8087435-42a4-43ed-b9e8-e71079aae22b",
        "PrincipleTemplateId": 1,
        "IssueType": "Complicity in Human Rights Violations",
        "EventIndicatorAssessment": 2,
        "EventSummary": "KKS has been criticized and summoned to court for the forced eviction of nearly 200 families in Cambodia from lands that were subsequently developed for cane plantations. Moreover, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia highlighted the incident as concerning and stated that Cambodia’s economic land concession programme, from which KKS was benefiting, lacked transparency. The case has not been resolved since 2006.",
        "ImpactSummary": "The impact of KKS's human rights abuses is assessed as significant as follows: ",
        "ImpactComments": [
            "The amount of forcibly displaced families is significant. With the knowledge of the company, armed security forces committed serious human rights abuses against these families. Excessive violence with the use of arms makes this case exceptional in the industry. ",
            "The dispute started in 2006 and to date the company has not been able to reach a settlement and resolve the issue, forcing displaced families into poverty and preventing them from restoring their original lifestyle.",
            "KKS broke Cambodian legislation regarding the amount of economic land concessions, increasing the legal impacts of the case. "
        ],
        "ManagementSummary": "KKS has demonstrated a low level of preparedness to deal with human rights abuse issues, and enforcement appears to be weak:",
        "ManagementComments": [
            "The company does not report on due diligence programmes prior to land acquisition, which calls into question the strength of the company’s management systems and ability to prevent and address conflicting issues. Overall, KKS’ ESG related disclosure is limited to reporting on charitable activities.",
            "Four out of 21 board directors are also shareholders of the company holding 9.36% of the company’s shares. This implies that higher management knew about the violations yet no actions were taken to mitigate consequences or reach agreement with affected local communities. ",
            "The company has not collaborated with investigators and put insufficient efforts in place to address farmers' concerns leaving the conflict open. "
        ]
    },
    {
        "Id": "9c7f588f-1f4d-4d99-9a26-ad1232824491",
        "CompanyId": "a8087435-42a4-43ed-b9e8-e71079aae22b",
        "PrincipleTemplateId": 5,
        "IssueType": "Child Labour",
        "EventIndicatorAssessment": 2,
        "EventSummary": "A joint report issued by ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank details the presence of child labourers at the company’s cane plantations in Cambodia. Reportedly, children were coerced to work by their families in order to escape poverty caused by preceded forced evictions of their families from their lands. The company denied the allegations, although it had not provided any supporting evidence to its statements. ",
        "ImpactSummary": "The impact of KKS's use of child labour is assessed as significant as follows:",
        "ImpactComments": [
            "Allegations of child labourers at the company's sugar plantations were confirmed by both an international credible news provider and local civil society groups. While this fact in itself is controversial, the case is also aggravated due to allegations that the company forced evictions of communities that populated the plantations, in turn coercing villagers to take their children to work in order to feed their families. "
        ],
        "ManagementSummary": "KKS has demonstrated a low level of preparedness to deal with labour concerns and human rights abuse issues, and enforcement appears to be weak: ",
        "ManagementComments": [
            "The company does not publicly disclose a policy forbidding child labour at its plantations, thus, exposing itself to increased scrutiny from stakeholders."
        ]
    }
]